Ta+Tanisha+Wesson


 * SUMMARY: Ta Tanisha Wesson, age 24, died February 1, 1995 after an abortion at Family Planning Associates Medical Group in Los Angeles, CA.**

When 24-year-old Ta Tanisha Wesson went to Family Planning Associates Medical Group on January 26, 1995 for a safe, legal abortion, she brought a friend with her, Mickey Gaton.

Mickey had been sitting in the waiting room for several hours when she saw an ambulance approach. Though staff knew that Mickey had come with Ta Tanisha, she said, they didn't tell her anything about complications.

Somehow Mickey found out that it was her friend being loaded into the ambulance. She called Ta Tanisha's parents, Lin and Nicole Wesson, who rushed to the facility.

There, Ta Tanisha's father said, they were unable to get any information about their daughter from the staff. "Everything was done in secrecy," he said.

Ta Tanisha was taken to the hospital, never regaining consciousness. She died on February 1, leaving behind a five-year-old son, David, motherless.

Her parents sued, saying that Ta Tanisha was given too much anesthetic. Their attorney said, "We are claiming negligence by the clinic staff who were not present when she began vomiting and ultimately delayed 20-25 minutes before calling for emergency help."

Other women who died from abortions perpetrated at Family Planning Associates include:


 * Denise Holmes, age 24, 1970
 * Patricia Chacon, age 16, 1984
 * Mary Pena, age 43, 1984
 * Josefina Garcia, age 37, 1985
 * Lanice Dorsey, age 17, 1986
 * Joyce Ortenzio, age 32, 1988
 * Tami Suematsu, age 19, 1988
 * Deanna Bell, age 13, 1992
 * Susan Levy, age 30, 1992
 * Christina Mora, age 18, 1994
 * Nakia Jorden, 1998
 * Maria Leho, 1999
 * Kimberly Neil, 2000
 * Maria Rodriguez, age 22, 2000
 * Chanelle Bryant, age 22, 2004

Source:
 * "Family Files Abortion-Related Wrongful Death Suit," //Los Angeles Sentinel//, Nov. 2, 1995

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